Tuesday, November 6, 2012

I voted

This morning I left the house at 7:30 to drop a few things off at school and then stopped at the polls on the way home to vote. I had to wait in line to get my ballot. I had to wait in line to mark my ballot and I had to wait in line to put it in the machine.

It was wonderful. It was exhilarating. It was good to be an American even though the whole process took 15 minutes.

In many parts of this country, that's not the case. People are waiting in line for hours to exercise a basic right. They are experiencing intimidation from partisan poll watchers. They are being told that the polls are closed, even though they are in line and have the right to vote even though hours are over.

Don't be intimidated. VOTE and demand your right to VOTE. It counts, it's your right and your responsibility.

These are stories I'm writing during National Novel Writers Month in 2011. All material here is copyright 2011 by Karla Hailer-Fidelman. You may link back to my stories and share but all rights are owned by Karla Hailer-Fidelman.